Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week. Find this useful? Follow us on twitter where we will share this weekly digest of sugar in the news.
Junk food marketing
Foods high in sugar still get health food star ratings as manufacturers ‘manipulate’ point system
Children's sugar intake equals five doughnuts a day, campaigners say
How a junk food ban could be the key to a healthy nation
EDITORIAL: Political debate over junk food
Push to ban junk food at schools
Sugar tax
Leading heart doctor believes in sugar tax
What is the sugar tax and who reckons its a good idea?
Sugar tax proposals divide experts and federal government
Mexico's sugar tax leads to fall in consumption for second year running?
Treatable disease: Researchers struggling to convince politicians merits of sugar tax
Hinch and Hanson against sugar tax push
Four things Australia could do to tackle the obesity crisis
Sugar tax not the answer to obesity: Hunt
Sales Fall Again in Mexico’s Second Year of Taxing Soda
The sugardemic
Excess sugar linked to Alzheimer’s: Study finds a ‘tipping point’
Is sugar affecting your fertility?
Fact or fiction: Is sugar addictive?
Coke supports WHO’s sugar guidelines
Fanta refreshes brand after eight years, launches new range with liquid jelly
Coke is Running for President of the National Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
Study provides key insights into intergenerational transmission of obesity
What’s Making Teens Obese? Hint: It’s Not the Lack of Exercise
Two dairies join initiative to stop kids getting sugary drinks before school
LIFESTYLE
Adele’s personal trainer reveals the secrets behind her body transformation
How does sugar compare to tobacco? A teaspoon of sugar or one cigarette will not harm you. But over time, the habit can be fatal. Unlike Big Tobacco, Big Sugar deliberately targets children. And added sugar has become so pervasive within the food environment that we can't avoid it even if we wanted to.
